ILCSO digital library products selections

[Sloan, Bernie]

At its September 24, 2004 meeting, the Illinois Library Computer Systems
Organization (ILCSO) Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve the
consortial purchase of the three digital library products recommended by
the ILCSO Digital Library Products Committee (DLPC):

* Digital Object Management System - CONTENTdm from OCLC
(http://www.oclc.org/contentdm)

* Federated Search - WebFeat as bid by Dynix (http://www.webfeat.org)

* Link Resolver - SFX from ExLibris
(http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/sfx.htm)

Final contract awards are subject to University of Illinois
administrative approvals and pending successful completion of contract
negotiations with each recommended vendor.

ILCSO membership consists of 65 Illinois libraries, including the
libraries of 13 state-supported universities, 35 private colleges and
universities, 14 community colleges, the Illinois Mathematics and
Science Academy, the Illinois State Library, and the Newberry Library.
(For a full list of members see:
http://office.ilcso.illinois.edu/About/ilcsolibs.html)

The ILCSO Digital Library Products Committee (DLPC) was established by
the ILCSO Board of Directors at its January 10, 2003 meeting. The
Committee was charged with investigating and evaluating digital library
products for possible purchase, including a digital object management
system, a federated search engine, and a link resolver. The DLPC issued
an RFP for digital library products on February 13, 2004. Following
extensive deliberations that included review of vendor responses,
on-site demonstrations by finalist vendors, interviews with vendor
references, and review of vendor responses to a follow-up Best and Final
Offer request, the DLPC recommended the vendor products listed above to
the ILCSO Board of Directors. The DLPC was discharged on September 24,
2004.

A copy of the DLPC's report is available upon request.

Bernie Sloan
Senior Library Information Systems Consultant, ILCSO
University of Illinois Office for Planning and Budgeting
616 E. Green Street, Suite 213
Champaign, IL  61820

Phone: (217) 333-4895
Fax:   (217) 265-0454
E-mail: bernies at uillinois.edu